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United States Missouri Washington County

	Missouri Online Records

County Courthouse

Washington County Courthouse
102 N Missouri Street
Potosi, MO 63664
Phone: 573.438.4901 

County Clerk has birth records 1883-1891
and death records 1883-1886; Clerk Circuit
Court has marriage, divorce, court and land 
records from 1825; Probate Office has probate
records from 1814^[1]

History

Washington County, Missouri was organized 21 August 1813. This became effective 1 November 1813. The county was named after George Washington.

Parent County

1813--Washington County was created 21 August 1813 from Ste. Genevieve County. County seat: Potosi ^[2]

Boundary Changes

• See an interactive map of Washington County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Record Loss

Places / Localities

• The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Populated Places

• Belgrade
• Berryman
• Cadet
• Caledonia
• Courtois
• Irondale
• Mineral Point
• Potosi
• Richwoods
• Tiff

See also:

• Washington County, Missouri Places (GenWeb)

Neighboring Counties

• Crawford
• Franklin
• Iron
• Jefferson
• St. Francois

Resources

Cemeteries

• Blackwell Masonic Cemetery, Surnames A-L (GenWeb; contains a number of Jefferson County residents)
• Blackwell Masonic Cemetery, Surnames M-Z (GenWeb; contains a number of Jefferson County residents)
• St. James Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Burial Records, 1845-1921 (GenWeb)
• Washington County, Missouri Cemeteries (GenWeb)
• Washington County, Missouri Cemetery Records (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
• Washington County, Missouri Photos (of tombstones, U.S. GenWeb Archives)

Census

• 1830 census index (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
• 1830 census, Part 1 of 2 (Mo. GenWeb)
• 1830 census, Part 2 of 2 (Mo. GenWeb)
• 1830 census, Part 1 of 2 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
• 1830 census, Part 2 of 2 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
• 1850 slave schedule (Caulley's Corner)
• 1890 special enumeration, Union veteran's census (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

For tips on accessing Washington County, Missouri census records online, see: Missouri Census.

Church

• St. James Catholic Church Records (GenWeb)
• St. James Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Burial Records, 1845-1921 (GenWeb)
• St. James Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1827-1904 (GenWeb)
• St. Joachim Catholic Church Records (GenWeb)
• St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, First Communion Classes, 1926-1932 (GenWeb)
• St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, Partial List of Baptism Records, 1820-1899 (GenWeb)
• St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1821-1899 (GenWeb)
• Washington County, Missouri Churches (GenWeb)

Court

• Washington County, Missouri Court Records (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Interactive map of Washington County townships (Histopolis)

• The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Washington County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Military

• Washington County, Missouri Military Records (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

Miscellaneous

• Washington County, Missouri Photos (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

Newspapers

• Washington County, Missouri Newspapers (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Births

• Washington County Birth Records, 1865-1875, 1882-1895 (Vien Ici)

Marriages

• St. James Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1827-1904 (GenWeb)
• St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1821-1899 (GenWeb)
• Washington County, Missouri Early Marriages (GenWeb)
• Washington County, Missouri Marriage Book #34 and #35 (1897-1911) (GenWeb)
• Washington County, Missouri Marriage Records (U.S. GenWeb Archives)

Deaths

• Washington County Death Records, 1883-1893, 1973-1976 (Vien Ici)
• Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Societies and Libraries

• Mine au Breton Historical Society
• Old Mines Area Historical Society
• Washington County, Missouri Library

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• African-American History (Washington and Iron Counties)
• Family History Library Catalog
• Old Mines, Washington County, Missouri (Carroll's Corner)
• Potosi, Washington County, Missouri (GenWeb)
• Washington County Courthouse (University of Missouri Extension)
• Washington County, Missouri Biographies (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
• Washington County, Missouri GenWeb
• Washington County, Missouri History (biographies, U.S. GenWeb Archives)
• Washington County, Missouri Pioneer Families (GenWeb)
• Washington County, Missouri U.S. GenWeb Archives

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Washington County, Missouri. Page 406 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).